MANDURAH, Australia — The Peel Community Mental Health Service and Kara Maar Specialist Community Eating Disorder Service clinic in Greenfields, Mandurah, has reached practical completion and is now operational. This $4.9 billion state health infrastructure push brings thorough care closer to residents in the Mandurah and Peel region.

The Peel service delivers a full range of support. Patients receive assessments, acute interventions, ongoing treatment, psychosocial aid and rehabilitation focused on recovery, independence and long-term wellbeing. Clinicians work in a modern, research-driven space funded by the Commonwealth’s Community Health and Hospitals Program and run by Western Australia state authorities.

Kara Maar targets people aged 16 and older with eating disorders or early signs. Teams provide evidence-based assessments, treatments and physical health checks through multidisciplinary outpatient care. Nutritional guidance and meal support pair with collaboration involving patients, families and carers to ensure safe, lasting recovery.

Senator for Western Australia Ellie Whiteaker hailed the clinic’s impact. “For families in Mandurah and across the Peel region, this means earlier intervention and improved access to specialist support,” she said. “No one should have to travel long distances or face extended waits to receive care for a serious mental health condition.” Whiteaker credited targeted investments under the Albanese Labor Government for modern health infrastructure.

WA Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey emphasized coordinated care. “We want to make sure that people are able to get the help they need in a coordinated and supportive space,” Carey said. He linked the clinic to broader plans, including a new hospital at the existing Peel Health Campus site.

That hospital will feature an expanded emergency department, a dedicated mental health emergency center, a mental health inpatient unit, a palliative care unit, extra inpatient beds with a high dependency unit, a new operating theatre complex, broader outpatient services and enhanced cancer treatment facilities.

WA Health and Mental Health Minister Meredith Hammat praised the wraparound approach. “This new clinic in Mandurah will make a real difference to so many Western Australians and their families who will be able to access care here, closer to home,” she said. Hammat spotlighted Kara Maar’s role for eating disorders, calling them serious conditions that demand local, multidisciplinary treatment to aid patients, families and carers.

Mandurah MLA Rhys Williams called it a milestone. “Establishing a specialist facility in Greenfields for the first time is a major milestone for our Mandurah,” he said. Williams stressed how community services strengthen hospital outcomes and align with growth-driven infrastructure needs.

Dawesville MLA Lisa Munday, a former paramedic and psychologist, shared personal insight. “I witnessed firsthand the profound effect mental health and eating disorders have on individuals and their families,” she said. Munday welcomed the clinics as vital for early treatment, coordinated care and better recovery in her electorate.

The opening fits Western Australia’s record health expansion. Officials say it addresses rising demand without long travel or wait times. Local leaders agree the setup prevents harm and builds a thorough system covering physical and mental needs.